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Jeremy Corbyn threatens to sue Tory MP Ben Bradley over spy claims

Jeremy Corbyn has threatened to sue Conservative MP Ben Bradley over remarks about his alleged communist links. The Labour leader has demanded an apology and a donation to charity in exchange for stopping defamation proceedings. Mr Bradley had tweeted: “Corbyn sold British secrets to communist spies… get some perspective mate!! Your priorities are a bit […]

Maplin facing administration unless bosses can pull off sale

Up to 2,500 jobs are at risk as Maplin bosses seek a last-minute cash injection to save the business from administration. The high street electronics chain has 200 branches around the country, but has struggled to make ends meet in recent years, with a reported loss of £15.8m last year. Maplin’s owner, private equity firm […]

Jeremy Corbyn vs the City: Labour leader's EEF speech in full

Jeremy Corbyn has promised to take on the City and “the power of finance” as part of a plan to rebalance Britain’s economy. “Banks should be helping the real economy not suffocating it,” he told the EEF manufacturers’ organisation at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. Appealing to the manufacturers, he warned: “For […]

Homo Erectus may have been able to sail and speak a million years ago

If Homo Erectus, our backwards ancestor, could get to remote, offshore islands, then it must have been able to paddle. If it could paddle, then it must have had some way to decide where to paddle. More science How much of the plastic in our oceans ends up on our plate On that basis, a […]

Trump dating site offers a shot at love, but only for straight people

A dating site for supporters of Donald Trump offers the opportunity to find love without the “awkwardness” of having to reveal your politics in the middle of a first date. The site caused backlash on social media by excluding non-straight people who are looking for love – but it’s the latest in a line of […]

Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny among new Beatrix Potter 50p coins

Beloved characters including Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny are among those depicted on a new set of four 50p coins announced by the Royal Mint. Mrs Tittlemouse and another mouse from the Tailor of Gloucester will also feature on the coins, which will enter circulation later this year. The characters join Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin […]

Week-long hunger strike to bring control over TV back to Wales

Elfed Wyn Jones, a 20-year-old Welsh nationalist, has announced that he will forgo food and all drinks apart from tap water for a week in a protest over television. By launching a weekly hunger strike, he hopes to bring back control of broadcasting to Wales, in an attempt to make Welsh people more aware of […]

Why the Irish language is in the way of a Northern Ireland deal

After a year of negotiations, Arlene Foster and the DUP appear to have walked away from powersharing and called for Northern Ireland to be ruled again from Westminster. Why? According to Foster, it largely comes down to language. A specific language. Read more: Sam McBride on Northern Ireland “Despite our best efforts, serious and significant […]

Jacob Zuma steps aside before he is pushed as South African President

Jacob Zuma has resigned as President of South Africa after instructions from his African National Congress (ANC) party to leave. He ended his nine-year spell in power with a 30-minute address to the nation in which he characterised the way he has been pushed out as unfair. The 75-year-old has been on shaky ground since […]

Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65 ahead of post-Mugabe elections

Morgan Tsvangirai, a long-time rival of the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has died at the age of 65. The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) died yesterday of colon cancer in a hospital in Johannesburg. For years, Tsvangirai presented the biggest challenge to Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party, and he became the […]

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